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Sounds to me like the perfect time to have a mid-season Emmys check-in!
The White Lotuspremieres itsThailand-set third seasonon HBO on February 16.
Andorreturns to Disney+ with its second season on April 22.
Unlike the Oscar season, the Emmys do not have a straightforward path through a set of precursors.
Both 2023 nomineeWednesdayand 2023 should-have-been-a-nomineePoker Faceare currently TBA 2025 returnees, so dont count on them.
It is an undeniably funny show.
But recentallegations of sexual assaultagainst creator and star Brian Jordan Alvarez might have awards voters avoiding the show completely.
Prove me wrong, Emmys!
Are we still doing TV shows based on podcasts?
Based on the talent involved, this could be a good one.
Running Point: Mindy Kaling produces this show where Kate Hudson essentially inherits the family-owned basketball team?
With Drew Tarver, Brenda Song, Max Greenfield, and Chet Hanks in the supporting cast?
Now go pitch all the folks who actually vote for the Emmys.
Last years crop of nominees includingShogun,Mr.
Of the eight available Outstanding Drama slots, you’re able to probably pencilSlow Horsesinto one of them.
A rebound third season is pretty much required to getYellowjacketsanother Drama Series nomination.
Meanwhile,Squid Gamereturned after three years away this past December tobig viewership numbersbut rathermixedreviews.
But a return to its 2022 Emmys showing 14 nominations and six wins seems like a lofty goal.
This sets the stage perfectly forthe return of Apples first ever Drama Series nominee,Severance.
Other shows got nominated for performances but not necessarily as Best Drama.
Your Friends and Neighborscomes from star/executive producer Jon Hamm and creator Jonathan Tropper (CinemaxsBansheeandWarrior).
Hamm plays a hedge-fund manager who gets canned and resorts to criminal means to maintain his lifestyle.
Hedge-fund managers breaking the law for spring?
Apple TV+ premieres the show on April 11.
The Residenceis the next Shondaland show for Netflix, about a murder investigation at the White House.
No Olivia Pope this time, but Uzo Aduba (three-time Emmy winner) is on the case.
Will a show likeThe Penguinfollow suit?
Perhaps TV Academy voters will recognizeCristin Miliotis performance as worthy of a statue.
The Alfonso CuaronproducedDisclaimerwas also Globe-nominated, as was the Ryan MurphyproducedMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.
Both the Spirits and the Critics Choice nominated Betty Gilpin in StarzsThree Women.
Robert De Niro stars as a former American president tasked with investigating a global cyberattack in NetflixsZero Day.
The Apple TV+ seriesDope Thief, starring Brian Tyree Henry and executive-produced by Ridley Scott, premieres in March.
